Preliminary Test of a Modified Groundfish Trawl to Reduce the Catch of SNE Winter Flounder in the Large Mesh Groundfish Fishery - Phase 2
- Program: Winter Flounder Bycatch Reduction
- Total Amount Awarded: $29,953
- Project Duration: Jan 1, 2012 - July 31, 2012
- Status: Completed
Project Team:
- Pingguo He (Project Leader, UMASS Dartmouth)
- Sally Roman (UMASS Dartmouth)
- Tor Bendiksen (Reidars Manufacturing Inc.)
- Aaron Williams (Captain, F/V Tradition)
Project Summary:
The goal of this project is to test a modified groundfish trawl to reduce winter flounder while targeting cod in Southern New England. This project is designed to test a concept with a trawl groundgear with escape openings and a modified belly panel with large meshes.